Origin: Misspelt possibly by pronunciatory disanalogy with wonder–wander — whose first syllables are pronounced, respectively, and — the latter being closer to the pronunciation of won't: .

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Want(verb)

the state of not having; the condition of being without anything; absence or scarcity of what is needed or desired; deficiency; lack; as, a want of power or knowledge for any purpose; want of food and clothing

that which is needed or desired; a thing of which the loss is felt; what is not possessed, and is necessary for use or pleasure

Want(verb)

a depression in coal strata, hollowed out before the subsequent deposition took place

Want(verb)

to be without; to be destitute of, or deficient in; not to have; to lack; as, to want knowledge; to want judgment; to want learning; to want food and clothing

Want(verb)

to have occasion for, as useful, proper, or requisite; to require; to need; as, in winter we want a fire; in summer we want cooling breezes

Want(verb)

to feel need of; to wish or long for; to desire; to crave

Want(verb)

to be absent; to be deficient or lacking; to fail; not to be sufficient; to fall or come short; to lack; -- often used impersonally with of; as, it wants ten minutes of four

Want(verb)

to be in a state of destitution; to be needy; to lack

Origin: [Icel. vanta to be wanting. See Want to lack.]

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After he gets into the head of an insane man driven to torture, murder, and cannibalism by overwhelming despair and loneliness, Goren surprises his colleagues with a passionate plea that the man be spared the death penalty, and engineers the confession that will save the man's life through a plea bargain.